University of Wisconsin-Madison
Motto:	Numen Lumen The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light or God, our light. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group
Established:	1848
Type:	Flagship Public State University
Endowment:	US $1. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Flagship university refers to the leading comprehensive public research university or universities in a given U A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 425 billion [1]
Chancellor:	John D. Wiley
Faculty:	2,053
Students:	41,466
Undergraduates:	28,462
Postgraduates:	13,004
Location:	Madison, WI, U.S.
Campus:	Urban 933 acres (3. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. John D Wiley (born March 23, 1942 in Evansville, Indiana)is a faculty member and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 77 km²)
Sports:	Wisconsin Badgers
Colors:	Cardinal & White
Mascot:	Bucky Badger
Website:	wisc.edu

The University of Wisconsin-Madison (also known as UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, or UW) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Cardinal is a vivid Red, which gets its name from the Cassocks worn by cardinals The family of birds takes its name from the color White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Bucky Badger is the official Mascot of the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Founded in 1848, the total enrollment is around 41,000 students, of whom approximately 29,000 are undergraduates. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. ^[1]

A public, land-grant university, UW offers a wide spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs, and student activities. Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are institutions of higher education in the United States that have The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. The school is frequently called a "Public Ivy" and in 2007 U.S. News & World Report ranked UW as the eighth-best public university in the United States. Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book Public Ivys A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. ^[2] UW-Madison ranked second in a list of top national research universities for the 2006 fiscal year, generating more than $900 million in research, according to statistics by the National Science Foundation. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Science Foundation (NSF is a United States Government agency that supports fundamental Research and Education in all the non-medical

From 1848 to 1956, the university was part of the higher education system in Wisconsin that included the current Madison campus, 10 freshman-sophomore centers and the statewide extensions. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Wisconsin Colleges is a unit of the University of Wisconsin System composed of 13 local campuses and an online campus University of Wisconsin Colleges The University of Wisconsin-Extension (UW-Extension is the outreach arm of the University of Wisconsin System. ^[3] Between 1956–1971, it was part of the then-University of Wisconsin. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The University of Wisconsin was a university system in the state of Wisconsin that existed from 1956 until 1971 It became a part of the University of Wisconsin System in 1971.

Wisconsin's NCAA Division I athletic teams are called the Badgers. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They compete in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except ice hockey, where they participate in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. Wisconsin's football team won the Rose Bowl in 1994, 1999, and 2000. The Wisconsin Badgers are a College football program that represents University of Wisconsin-Madison in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Its men's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship in 1941 and made it to the Final Four in 2000. The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I College basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Both the men's and women's hockey teams won the national championship in 2006. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track

History

Science Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was partly designed by former UW-Madison student Frank Lloyd Wright

The university had its official beginnings when Wisconsin was incorporated as a state in 1848. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. Article X, Section B of the Wisconsin Constitution provided for "the establishment of a state university, at or near the seat of state government. The Constitution of the State of Wisconsin is the governing document of the U . . " On July 26, 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin's first governor, signed the act that formally created the University of Wisconsin. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Nelson Dewey (December 19 1813 July 21 1889 was a politician from the U A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The board of regents held their initial meeting in the library room of the Capitol on October 7, and provided John W. A board of governors is usually the governing board of a public entity ||-||-||-||} The Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature along with the state Supreme Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Sterling a $500 per-annum salary to become the university's first professor (mathematics). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A salary is a form of periodic payment from an Employer to an Employee, which may be specified in an Employment contract. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies The first class of 17 students met at Madison Female Academy on February 5, 1849. Madison Female Academy was a school for girls which flourished in the 19th century in Madison Wisconsin and is now mainly famous as the site of the first classes held by the Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Regents continued to discuss the construction of the university and soon a campus site was selected. It was an area of 50 acres (200,000 m²) "bounded north by Fourth lake, east by a street to be opened at right angles with King (later State) street, south by Mineral Point Road (University Avenue), and west by a carriage-way from said road to the lake. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U " Building plans called for a "main edifice fronting towards the Capitol, three stories high, surmounted by an observatory for astronomical observations. " This building, University Hall, now known as Bascom Hall, was finally completed in 1859. Bascom Hill is the main quadrangle that forms the symbolic core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus A fire later destroyed the building's dome, which was never replaced. North Hall, constructed in 1851, was actually the campus' first building. Finally, in 1854, Levi Booth and Charles T. Wakeley became the first graduates of the university. Academics continued to improve at Wisconsin, and in 1892 the university awarded its first Ph.D. to future university president Charles R. Van Hise. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Charles Richard Van Hise ( May 29, 1857 – November 19, 1918) was an academic and president of the University of Wisconsin in

The Wisconsin Idea

located on the West end of campus, Allen Centennial Gardens is maintained by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the Wisconsin Idea, first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would "never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of The Wisconsin Idea may refer to education policies or political philosophies developed in the American state of Wisconsin. Charles Richard Van Hise ( May 29, 1857 – November 19, 1918) was an academic and president of the University of Wisconsin in Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on "^[4] The Wisconsin Idea holds that the boundaries of the university should be the boundaries of the state, and that the research conducted at UW should be applied to solve problems and improve health, quality of life, the environment, and agriculture for all citizens of the state. Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity See also Nature The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a terminology that is comprised of all living and The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government. ^[5] Together with Wisconsin's populist history, the Wisconsin Idea has evolved to this day to describe "The Wisconsin Experience:" that the work of the faculty, staff, and students aims to solve real-world problems, and that these solutions benefit from working together across disciplines and demographics.

Student activism

Sign near Sterling Hall commemorating fatal 1970 bomb attack

In the years 1966 through 1970, UW was shaken by a series of student protests, and by the use of force by authorities in response. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed The first major demonstrations protested the presence on campus of recruiters for the Dow Chemical Company, which supplied the napalm used in the Vietnam War. Recruitment refers to the process of sourcing screening and selecting people for a job at an Organization or firm or for a vacancy in a volunteer-based organization The Dow Chemical Company () is an American Multinational corporation headquartered in Midland Michigan. Napalm is the name given to any of a number of Flammable Liquids used in Warfare often jellied Gasoline. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Authorities used force to quell the disturbance. The struggle was documented in the PBS documentary Two Days in October, as well as the book, They Marched Into Sunlight. Among the students injured in the protest was future Madison mayor Paul Soglin. Paul Soglin (born April 22, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Politician and Activist based in Madison, Wisconsin

Another target of protest was the Army Mathematics Research Center (AMRC), clearly identified and centrally located on campus in the Sterling Hall physics building. Director J. Barkley Rosser, an eminent logician, publicly minimized any practical role and implied that AMRC pursued only pure mathematics. John Barkley Rosser Sr (1907–1989 was an American Logician, a student of Alonzo Church, and known for his part in the Church-Rosser theorem Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and Inference. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and But the student newspaper, The Daily Cardinal, obtained quarterly reports that AMRC submitted to the Army. The Daily Cardinal is a Student newspaper located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Cardinal published a series of investigative articles making a convincing case that AMRC was pursuing research that was directly pursuant to specific US Department of Defense requests, and relevant to counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government AMRC became a magnet for demonstrations, in which protesters chanted "U. S. out of Vietnam! Smash Army Math!"

On August 24, 1970, near 3:40 AM, a van filled with ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture was detonated next to Sterling Hall. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Despite the late hour, a post-doc was in the lab; that man, physics researcher Robert Fassnacht, was killed in the explosion. A postdoctoral fellow (colloquially " post-doc " is a temporary research position held by a person who has completed his or her doctoral studies Robert E Fassnacht ( January 14, 1937 &ndash August 24, 1970) was a physics post-doctoral researcher who was killed by a bomb on August 24 1970 The physics department was hit worse than the intended target, the AMRC. Karleton Armstrong, Dwight Armstrong, and David Fine were responsible for the blast. The Sterling Hall Bombing that occurred on the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison campus on August 24 1970 was committed by four young people as a protest Leo Burt was a suspect but was never apprehended or tried. Leo Frederick Burt (born April 18, 1948) was indicted in connection with the 1970 Sterling Hall bombing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Timeline of notable events

Other notable historical moments in Wisconsin's first century include:

• On April 4, 1892, the campus's first student-run newspaper began publishing The Daily Cardinal. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Daily Cardinal is a Student newspaper located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States.
• In 1894, the state Board of Regents rejected an effort to purge Professor Richard T. Ely for supporting striking printers, issuing the famous "sifting and winnowing" manifesto in defense of academic freedom, later described as "part of Wisconsin's Magna Carta". Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Theodore Ely Ph D LLD ( April 13, 1854 &ndash October 4, 1943) was an American Economist. Academic freedom is the belief that the freedom of inquiry by students and faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy [2]
• 1898 saw UW music instructor Henry Dyke Sleeper write Varsity, the university’s traditional alma mater song. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• In 1904-1905, the UW Graduate School was established. The "Wisconsin Idea" becomes a living doctrine. Voiced by President Charles Van Hise, the idea sought to make "the beneficent influence of the University available to every home in the State. "
• The Wisconsin Union was founded in 1907, fourth among U. The Wisconsin Union is a membership organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year S. universities after Pennsylvania's Houston Hall (1896), Dartmouth's College Club (1901), and Harvard's Union (1901).
• William Purdy and Paul Beck wrote On, Wisconsin in 1909, which became the fight song for UW athletic teams. "On Wisconsin!" is the fight song of the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
• The Single-grain experiment ran from 1907 to 1911 run by Stephen Moulton Babcock and Edwin B. Hart. The single-grain experiment was an experiment carried out at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from May 1907 to 1911 Stephen Moulton Babcock (1843–1931 was a US agricultural Chemist. Edwin B Hart (1874-1953 was an American biochemist. A native of Michigan, Hart studied physiological chemistry under Albrecht Kossel This experiment would pave the way for modern nutrition as a science. Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision to cells and Organisms of the materials necessary (in the form of food to support
• In 1925, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation was chartered to control patenting and patent income on UW inventions. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is the Nonprofit Technology transfer office of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• The UW Arboretum dedicated itself to restoring lost landscapes, such as prairies, in 1934. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum,, is an Arboretum operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and located at 1207 Seminole Highway Madison Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1966 through 1970, UW-Madison was shaken by a series of student protests, and by the use of force by authorities in response. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed The first major demonstrations protested the presence on campus of recruiters for the Dow Chemical Company, which supplied the napalm used in the Vietnam War. The Dow Chemical Company () is an American Multinational corporation headquartered in Midland Michigan. Napalm is the name given to any of a number of Flammable Liquids used in Warfare often jellied Gasoline. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
• 1969 The Badger Herald was founded, debuting as a conservative voice on campus. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Badger Herald is one of America 's first independent daily Student newspapers It serves the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison community Born to cover and combat the turmoil of the Vietnam protests, the Herald maintains its maverick spirit, though to some extent it has shed the “conservative” reputation. The University of Wisconsin is to this day the only American university with two daily student newspapers.
• 1970 In one of the first major acts of modern domestic terrorism, a bomb was set to explode outside the Sterling Hall physics building, killing post-doctoral researcher Robert Fassnacht (see Sterling Hall bombing)
• 1988 The Onion was founded by two UW juniors, Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson; they would sell it to colleagues the next year. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert E Fassnacht ( January 14, 1937 &ndash August 24, 1970) was a physics post-doctoral researcher who was killed by a bomb on August 24 1970 The Sterling Hall Bombing that occurred on the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison campus on August 24 1970 was committed by four young people as a protest Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) For the vegetable see Onion. The Onion is an American " fake news " organization
• December 10, 1993, the popular computer game, Doom, was uploaded to the University's servers. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Doom (officially cased DOOM) is a 1993 Computer game by Id Software that is a landmark title in the First-person shooter The initial popularity of the game caused the servers to crash, due to the number of simultaneous downloads.

Academics

"Sifting and winnowing" plaque on Bascom Hall

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System, is divided into twenty associated colleges and schools. In addition to traditional undergraduate and graduate divisions in business, engineering, education, agriculture, and letters and sciences, the university also maintains professional schools in pharmacy, medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental studies, urban and regional planning, public affairs, journalism, library science and law. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Veterinary medicine the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction with their environment Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society

The largest university college, the College of Letters and Science, enrolls approximately half of the undergraduate student body and is made up of thirty-nine departments and five professional schools^[6] that instruct students and carry out research in a wide variety of fields such as biology, astronomy, history, geography, linguistics, and economics. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Rankings

Wisconsin has been one of the leading public universities in the United States since the beginning of the Twentieth Century and ranks as one of the great research universities of the world. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on ^[7]

According to the National Research Council there are over 70 programs at UW ranked in the top 10 nationally. The National Research Council (NRC of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the United States National Academy of In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, published by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University,^[8] the University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked 17th best university in the world. In the Gourman report on undergraduate programs, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was ranked the third-best public university, after the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Additionally, it was ranked the seventh-best university in the United States for overall strength of the undergraduate programs. In a 2004 study by Bloomberg Market News, researchers found that UW-Madison tied Harvard for producing the most CEOs at Standard & Poor’s 500 companies. ^[9] UW-Madison is second only to Harvard in the number of alumni receiving doctorates, and leads the nation by numbers of alumni in the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency. ^[10] The University is one of 60 elected members of the Association of American Universities. The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research

In U.S. News & World Report's 2007 ranking of US colleges, Wisconsin ranked 38th in the "national universities" category. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D ^[11] Among U. S. universities, UW-Madison is frequently listed as one of the "public Ivies"—publicly-funded universities providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League. Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book Public Ivys A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. ^[12] In addition to being a top-ranked school in education, geography, history, journalism, and sociology, the university was recently ranked the second-best college at which to earn an education degree, and the overall seventh-best public university in the United States. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge"

Washington Monthly's 2007 college rankings placed Wisconsin eighteenth, based not only on academic measures, but also student research, public service and social mobility. ^[13]

Research

Since its founding as a land-grant university, Wisconsin has been at the forefront of research. Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are institutions of higher education in the United States that have In 2007-2008, the school allocated $832 million towards research on campus. This meant UW-Madison ranked as the 2nd largest research university in the country behind Johns Hopkins University, and ahead of other rival universities in research such as, University of California Los Angeles, and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research ^[14]

The University is considered a major academic center for embryonic stem cell research. Embryonic stem cells (ES cells are Stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage Embryo known as a Blastocyst. UW professor James Thomson was the first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells. James Alexander Thomson (born December 20 1958, at Oak Park, Illinois, USA) is an American developmental biologist A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices This has brought significant attention and respect for the University's research programs from around the world. Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. The University continues to be a leader in stem cell research, helped in part by the funding of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and promotion of WiCell. Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is the Nonprofit Technology transfer office of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WiCellTM is the Nonprofit subsidiary of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF created in 1998 to promote research in ^[15]

The University is also well know for its graduate mechanical engineering and industrial engineering programs. It is highly ranked in the area of nuclear engineering. Nuclear engineering is the application of the breakdown of atomic nuclei and/or other sub-atomic physics based on the principles of Nuclear physics. Its center for research on internal combustion engines, called Engine Research Center, is known for its leadership role in research in the field of combustion technologies in automotive applications. The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the Combustion of Fuel and an Oxidizer (typically air occurs in a confined space called a ^[16]

In January, 2008, The Badger Herald Newspaper, a student publication, reported that in June, 2007, the US Department of Agriculture cited the University of Wisconsin Research Animal Resource Center with multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act including not using painkillers for animals used in painful procedures, improper monitoring of animals and not reporting medical problems to staff veterinarians. The Badger Herald is one of America 's first independent daily Student newspapers It serves the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison community An Animal Welfare Act has been legislated in various countries including the US to protect the welfare of animals ^[17]

Letters & Science Honors Program

The L&S Honors Program serves over 1,700 students in the College of Letters and Science (the UW's liberal arts college) with an enriched undergraduate curriculum. Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon Undergraduate study in the Liberal arts. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. In formal education a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses and their content offered at a School or University. Students in the program pursue the Honors in the Liberal Arts, Honors in the Major, or Comprehensive Honors Degrees. The program was begun in response to a petition by students in 1958 seeking more challenging work for outstanding students. A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity

In addition to its curriculum, the program offers professional advising services; grants, scholarships, and awards, particularly for introductory and Honors Senior Thesis research; and numerous academic, social, and service opportunities through the Honors Student Organization. Grants are funds dispersed by one party (Grant Makers often a Government Department Corporation Foundation or Trust to a recipient, often (but not always A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence

The Honors Program also supports several student organizations, such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison Forensics Team. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Forensics Team (also known as the UW-Madison Speech Team is a student-run nationally competitive Individual events (speech team located

Campus

Bascom Hill

The university is located in Madison, slightly more than one mile from the state capitol, and is situated partially on an isthmus between two lakes, Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. Madison is the capital of the US state of Wisconsin and the County seat of Dane County. ||-||-||-||} The Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature along with the state Supreme An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas Lake Mendota is the northernmost and largest of the four Lakes near Madison Wisconsin. Lake Monona is a Freshwater Drainage Lake in Dane County Wisconsin surrounded on three sides by the city of Madison Wisconsin and The main campus comprises 933 acres (3. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated 77 km²) of land, while the entire campus, including research stations, is over 10,600 acres (42. 9 km²) in area. The campus includes many buildings designed or supervised by architects J.T.W. Jennings and Arthur Peabody. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction JTW Jennings ( Brooklyn, New York City, 1856 to ? was the Milwaukee Road 's architect from 1885 to 1893 and was part-time supervising architect for the Arthur Peabody (1858 Eau Claire Wisconsin - September 6, 1942, Madison Wisconsin was campus architect for the University of Wisconsin-Madison The main hub of campus life is the Memorial Union. The Memorial Union, known locally as simply "the Union" is located on the shore of Lake Mendota on the Campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison The campus has its own police force, food service, hospital, recreation facilities, power facilities, and an on-campus dairy. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. The campus also owns the UW Arboretum, which is home to many plants and wildlife. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum,, is an Arboretum operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and located at 1207 Seminole Highway Madison

The campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison was featured in the 1986 movie Back to School (starring Rodney Dangerfield),^[18] although in the movie the school is called "Grand Lakes University. For the movie see Back to School. Back to school, in Clothing Retail, is a product season and is characterized by a display of items appropriate Rodney Dangerfield ( November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) born Jacob Cohen, was an American Comedian " Portions of the campus (Bascom Hill, the Union Terrace) are also featured in a few scenes of the 2006 movie The Last Kiss, starring Zach Braff, which was set in Madison but filmed primarily in Canada. For the Wayne Cochran song later covered by Pearl Jam, see Last Kiss. Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film ^[19]

Bascom Hall atop Bascom Hill at the heart of the campus.

Bascom Hall

As one of the most recognizable buildings on campus, Bascom Hall,^[20] at the top of Bascom Hill, is one of the icons of the UW campus and is often considered the "heart of the campus. Bascom Hill is the main quadrangle that forms the symbolic core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus " Built in 1857, the structure has been added to several times over the years although a decorative dome atop the structure was destroyed by fire. The building currently houses the office of the university's chancellor and vice chancellors. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Bascom Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building within the Bascom Hill Historic District. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of ^[21]

Music Hall

Music Hall

This Victorian Gothic building, built in 1878, was initially named Assembly Hall and was designed to house an 800-seat auditorium, a library, and a clock tower. An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A clock tower is a Tower built with one or more (often four Clock faces. Dedicated on March 2, 1880, the building originally held conventions, dances, and commencement ceremonies, along with its primary purpose of a library. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A convention, in the sense of a meeting is a gathering of individuals who meet at a arid place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony After the library moved to different buildings on campus, a portion of the hall was assigned to the School of Music in 1900. Shortly after renovations in the early 1900s, the building was officially named Music Hall in 1910, where it still remains an important music venue and home to the university opera. ^[22] This building also is home to the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, with part of the building being used as office space and classrooms.

The Wisconsin Union

Memorial Union with Library Mall in foreground

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, unlike many schools, is home to two student unions. For the Sports Complex in Laredo Texas, see The Student Activity Center. The first, Memorial Union, was built in 1928. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Memorial Union, also known as the Union or the Terrace, has gained a reputation as both one of the most beautiful and rowdy student unions or student centers on a university campus. The Memorial Union, known locally as simply "the Union" is located on the shore of Lake Mendota on the Campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison For the Sports Complex in Laredo Texas, see The Student Activity Center. For the Sports Complex in Laredo Texas, see The Student Activity Center. Memorial Union is located on the shore of Lake Mendota, and it is a popular spot for socializing among students, as well as the public, while gazing at the lake and the sailboats that are often present. Lake Mendota is the northernmost and largest of the four Lakes near Madison Wisconsin. The union is known for the "Rathskeller," a German pub that directly connects to the lake terrace. Political debates and backgammon games are common among students over a beer on the terrace. Backgammon is a Board game for two players in which the playing pieces are moved according to the roll of Dice. The Rathskeller serves "Rathskeller Ale", a beer brewed expressly for the Terrace. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea Memorial Union is home to many arts outlets, including several art galleries, a movie theater, and the Wisconsin Union Theater, and the Craftshop, one of the first in the nation. The Memorial Union is also home to the only solely student run and owned business on campus, ASM StudentPrint. The Memorial Union, known locally as simply "the Union" is located on the shore of Lake Mendota on the Campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Students and Madison community members alike congregate at the Memorial Union, which honors American war veterans, for the films and concerts each week. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units A veteran (from Latin vetus, meaning "old" is a person who has or is working in the armed forces An advisory referendum (advising the Chancellor, but lacking official power) to renovate and expand Memorial Union has been approved by the student body, and the university is currently in the planning phase for the expansion. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Renovation is the process of improving a structure Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential ^[23]

Union South, the second campus union, is at the southwest end of campus. It was built in the 1960s, to alleviate the pressure for space on Memorial Union, on an ever-growing campus. Union South has mainly served students, faculty, staff, and other users of the UW-Madison's many science related buildings, but has also become a home for many activities including weekly dances by student groups, weekly music and film series, and several bowling leagues. Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins Plans to knock down and build a new "green" Union South have been approved by the student body and are currently in the planning phase. ^[24]

The Wisconsin Union also provides a home for the Wisconsin Union Directorate Student Programming Board (WUD). The Wisconsin Union is a membership organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since the opening of Memorial Union, students have actively participated in programming on campus. WUD provides programs nearly every day of the year, for both students and community members.

This 9. 8 megawatt coal power plant is located two blocks south of the busiest part of the Madison campus.

Charter Street Power Plant

Located 2 blocks south of the busiest part of campus is the University's coal-burning heating plant. The 9. 8 MW power plant opened in the mid 1950's, and produces a little over 50 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year. ^[25] On May 3, 2007, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit accusing the university of violating the Federal Clean Air Act. Mission statement To explore enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources To educate and ^[26] The plant does not use modern pollution controls such as scrubbers, catalytic reduction, or carbon injection. ^[27] In 2006-2007, the editorial boards of local papers began calling for the elimination or phasing-out of the coal power plant. ^[28]

In June 2007 it was reported that runoff from the coal pile behind the Charter St. Plant may be draining into the stormwater system and that the pollutants could contain arsenic and other heavy metals. ^[29]

George L. Mosse Humanities Building

A view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from atop Bascom Hill. ||-||-||-||} The Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature along with the state Supreme Bascom Hill is the main quadrangle that forms the symbolic core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Mosse Humanities building is on the right while the Wisconsin Historical Society (fore) and Memorial Library (rear) on the left.

The George L. Mosse Humanities Building, located just outside Library Mall, is perhaps the strangest structure on campus. Opened in the late 1960's and designed in the Brutalist style, campus myth has it that the building (with its poor ventilation, narrow windows, inclined base, and cantilevered upper floors) was designed to be "riot-proof" by designing it in such a way as to be both inescapable for protestors and easily penetratable by a SWAT Team. SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad Its seven floors house the History, Art, and Music departments. The most recent Campus Master Plan calls for it to be demolished and replaced with two other buildings.

Libraries

Wisconsin State Historical Society Library

Wisconsin has the 10th largest research library collection in North America, according to a survey by the Association of Research Libraries in 2004-05. ^[30] Memorial Library, the largest library in Wisconsin, along with more than 40 other professional and special-purpose libraries, serve the campus. ^[31] In 2004, the campus library collections included more than 7. 3 million volumes representing human inquiry through all of history. In addition, there are more than 55,000 serial titles, 6. 2 million microfilm items, and hundreds of thousands of government documents, maps, musical scores, audiovisual materials and other items housed in libraries across campus. Nearly 1 million volumes are circulated to library users every year. ^[32] Memorial Library serves as the principal research facility on campus for the humanities and social sciences. It houses the largest single library collection in the state of Wisconsin—-more than 3. 5 million volumes. This library also houses an extensive periodical collection, a large selection of domestic and foreign newspapers, Special Collections,^[33] the University Archives,^[34] a music library,^[35] a letterpress printing museum,^[36] and the UW Digital Collections Center. ^[37]

Undergraduates can also find many of the resources they need at the College Library. ^[38] Specialized collections include a college catalog collection, women's and minority studies materials, art slides, music and literature tapes and recreational reading paperbacks. College Library also hosts an extensive Media Center with over 200 computer workstations available for student use. The Kurt F. Wendt Library^[39] serves the College of Engineering^[40] and the Departments of Computer Sciences,^[41] Statistics,^[42] and Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. ^[43] Designated a Patent and Trademark Depository Library, Wendt Library maintains all U. S. utility, design, and plant patents in various formats, and provides reference tools and searching assistance for both the general public and the UW-Madison community. Additionally, Wendt Library houses books, journals, standards, and over 1. 5 million technical reports in print and microfiche.

The online catalog for UW-Madison Libraries is MadCat. ^[44] MadCat includes bibliographic records for books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, maps, music scores, microforms, and computer databases currently owned by over 30 campus libraries. It also contains records for most of the items which are still on order. It also includes an increasing number of important World Wide Web resources either licensed for UW use or openly available on the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.

Museums

The Geology Museum features rocks, minerals, and fossils from around the world. The UW-Madison Geology Museum (UWGM has the second highest attendance of any museum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, exceeded only by the Chazen Museum of Art Highlights include a blacklight room, a walk-through cave, and a fragment of the Barringer meteorite. Meteor Crater is a Meteorite Impact crater located approximately 43 miles east of Flagstaff, near Winslow in the northern Some noteworthy fossils include the first dinosaur skeleton assembled in Wisconsin (an Edmontosaurus), a shark (Squalicorax) and a floating colony of sea lilies (Uintacrinus), both from the Cretaceous chalk of Kansas, and the Boaz Mastodon, a found on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin in 1897. Edmontosaurus (ɛdˌmɒntəˈsɔrəs ed-MON-toh-SAWR-us meaning "Edmonton lizard" (after where it was found and Greek sauros meaning lizard Sharks ( Superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of Fish with a full cartilaginous Skeleton and a highly streamlined body Squalicorax ("crow shark" is a genus of extinct lamniform Shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period Crinoids, also known as sea lilies or feather-stars, are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea of the Echinoderms (phylum Echinodermata Uintacrinus is an Extinct Genus of Crinoid from the Cretaceous. The Cretaceous (kriːˈteɪʃəs, usually abbreviated 'K' for its German translation "Kreide" is a geologic period and system, reaching from the end of Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Mastodons or Mastodonts (from Greek μαστός and οδούς, meaning " Nipple tooth" are members of the extinct ^[45]

The campus art museum, formerly the Elvehjem Museum of Art, was renamed the Chazen Museum of Art in 2005, in recognition of a $20 million donation to fund an expansion. The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. ^[46]

Athletics

Main article: Wisconsin Badgers

Bucky Badger

The school's mascot is Buckingham U. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bucky Badger is the official Mascot of the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison. Badger, who is commonly referred to as "Bucky Badger". Bucky Badger is the official Mascot of the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison. The University of Wisconsin sports teams participate in the NCAA's Division I-A. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States With the exception of men's and women's hockey and rowing (Wisconsin Crew), University of Wisconsin athletic programs compete in the Big Ten Conference. Both hockey programs compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while the traditionally highly ranked men's and women's crew programs compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges is a Sports conference of seventeen men's college crew teams In 2006, both the men's and women's hockey teams won the national title, making Wisconsin only the second school to win national championships in both the Men's and Women's division of a sport in the same year (Connecticut Huskies Basketball 2004). The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut. The school's fight song is On, Wisconsin!. A fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term referring to a Song associated with a team "On Wisconsin!" is the fight song of the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

2005-06 marked the first time in school history that four Badgers teams brought home national championships in the same academic year. In the fall, the men's cross country team won its fourth national championship, after finishing second the previous three years. The winter season was highlighted by the men's and women's ice hockey teams both bringing home national titles. The year was capped off in the spring with the women's lightweight crew winning its third straight Intercollegiate Rowing Association national crown. The Intercollegiate Rowing Association runs the IRA Championship Regatta, which is considered to be the United States collegiate national Championship

Football

Main article: Wisconsin Badgers football

One of the most popular sports at Wisconsin is college football. The Wisconsin Badgers are a College football program that represents University of Wisconsin-Madison in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Playing at the 80,000-plus capacity Camp Randall Stadium, the Badgers have always drawn large crowds and a loyal following. Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. After every game, win or lose, the University of Wisconsin Marching Band plays popular songs during the famed Fifth Quarter. The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is the Marching band for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is the Marching band for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 2005-06 season was the last for the beloved Badgers' head coach Barry Alvarez. Barry Alvarez (born December 30, 1946 in Langeloth Pennsylvania) is a retired College football Head coach and current Director He is now a full-time athletic director; Bret Bielema took over as head coach. Bret Bielema (ˈbiːləmɑː b January 13, 1970 in Prophetstown Illinois) is currently the Head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers The Badgers won three Rose Bowl Championships under Alvarez in 1994, 1999, and 2000. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose In the 2006 season, Bielema led the Badgers to an eleven-win regular season and to 12 overall wins, both firsts in school history. The Badgers' final win of the season was against SEC runner-up Arkansas at the Capital One Bowl. The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university The Capital One Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game played in Orlando Florida at the Citrus Bowl, and previously known as the

Men's basketball

Main article: Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

After decades of mediocrity (notwithstanding a 1941 national championship), the men's basketball team has enjoyed success in recent years. The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I College basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I College basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. They are now a perennial attendee of the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four in 2000. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Bo Ryan, a four-time division III national championship coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has coached the team since 2001 after the retirement of venerable Dick Bennett. William "Bo" Francis Ryan Jr (born December 20, 1947 in Chester Pennsylvania, United States) is the current head coach University of Wisconsin-Platteville (also known as UW-Platteville) is a public university located in Platteville, Wisconsin. Dick Bennett (born April 20, 1943, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Basketball coach The Badgers play at the Kohl Center, where the students are known as the Grateful Red. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Kohl Center opened in 1998 in Madison Wisconsin. It is the home of the UW-Madison men's and women's Basketball teams and The Grateful Red is the student section of the University of Wisconsin-Madison 's NCAA men's Basketball team In the 2006-2007 basketball season, the Badgers attained their highest AP ranking (#1) (Feb. 19-25) in school history, as well as garnering 35 first-place votes. ^[47]

Women's basketball

Main article: Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball

The women's basketball team is led by Head Coach Lisa Stone and Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner Jolene Anderson. The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team is a NCAA Division I College basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference Lisa Stone is the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball program The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award is a College basketball award in the United States intended to honor shorter-than-average players who become stars in the game The Lady Badgers also play at the Kohl Center since their move from the Wisconsin Field House in 1998. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Kohl Center opened in 1998 in Madison Wisconsin. It is the home of the UW-Madison men's and women's Basketball teams and The Wisconsin Field House (commonly known as the UW Fieldhouse) is a 11500 -seat multi-purpose Arena in Madison Wisconsin. The 2006-2007 season was a record-setting year as the Badgers won a record 23 wins, recorded 17 home wins, and were the WNIT Runner-Up Champions.

Ice hockey

Men's hockey game played at the Kohl Center

First approved as a men varsity sport in 1922 by the UW athletic council, Badger Ice Hockey has been highly competitive over the years. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck The Kohl Center opened in 1998 in Madison Wisconsin. It is the home of the UW-Madison men's and women's Basketball teams and The sport was dropped after the 1934-35 season before becoming a varsity sport for the 1963-64 season. That first team was coached by John Riley until Bob Johnson, nicknamed 'Badger Bob' by the fans, took over the reins in 1966. There have been two notable people involved in Ice hockey named Bob Johnson: Bob Johnson (ice hockey b The men's team played in the Dane County Coliseum for many years until they moved to the Kohl Center (capacity 15,237) in the fall of 1998. The Alliant Energy Center of Dane County is an award-winning multi-building complex in Madison Wisconsin, United States. The Kohl Center opened in 1998 in Madison Wisconsin. It is the home of the UW-Madison men's and women's Basketball teams and The first game played at the Kohl Center for Ice Hockey was the Hall of Fame game against the University of Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in During the 2005-06 season, the team set an NCAA attendance record averaging 13,511, surpassing the record they had set in 1998-99. The tradition gained another dimension with the addition of a women's team that began play during the 1999-2000 season. The women's team coached by Mark Johnson, son of the legendary Badger Bob and member of the men's 1977 title team, won their first national championship on March 26, 2006. Mark Johnson (b September 22, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Madison Wisconsin) is a former United States Ice Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On April 8, 2006 the men's team coached by Mike Eaves, Johnson's teammate on that same '77 title team, won their sixth national championship. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 6 National Championships rank 4th in NCAA Ice Hockey History. The men's team had previously won NCAA titles in 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983 and 1990. It marked the first time that both the men's and women's titles were won by the same school in the same year for Division I NCAA hockey. The women's team repeated as national champions in 2007 with a 4-1 victory over the University of Minnesota-Duluth on March 18 at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, NY. The University of Minnesota Duluth ( UMD) is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth Minnesota, USA. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The Herb Brooks Arena is a 7700-seat multi-purpose Arena in Lake Placid New York. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. Both teams play in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the men's team becoming members in the 1969-70 season and the women's since their inception. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States.

Rivalries

The Wisconsin Badgers football team is very competitive in the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Their most notable rivalry is the annual college football game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for Paul Bunyan's Axe, the longest-running rivalry in NCAA athletics. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. History The trophy is a symbol of one of the most heated rivalries in college football representing the oldest and most-played rivalry in Division I-A football with 117 editions dating The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The two universities also compete in the Border Battle, a year-long athletic competition in which each team's win is worth a certain number of points for their university.

The long standing football rivalry between the University of Iowa and Wisconsin was finally recognized beginning in 2004. The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River The winner of the annual football game between the schools is awarded the Heartland Trophy. Game results See also Other Wisconsin traveling trophies Paul Bunyan's Axe (with Minnesota) Wisconsin also has a major non-conference basketball rivalry with Marquette University, located in Milwaukee. Marquette University is a private coeducational Jesuit, Roman Catholic University located in Milwaukee Wisconsin. That rivalry is also driven by the public-private divide between the two leading schools in the same state. In more recent years, an intense rivalry has developed between Wisconsin and Ohio State University. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio.

Wisconsin Football has also developed a "border battle" with Illinois. The Fighting Illini (also known as The Illini) are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is not an official rivalry but the games always get rowdy. The reason for this mini-rivalry may be because of the rivalries that other Wisconsin teams have with other Illinois teams, such as the Bears-Packers rivalry. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.

The Wisconsin Badgers hockey team is also very competitive in its conference, the WCHA. WCHA is an Adult Standards formatted broadcast Radio station licensed to Chambersburg Pennsylvania, serving the Hagerstown -Chambersburg They are continually engaged in their own 'border battle' with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. Many other teams hold a grudge against the Badgers including the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux. The University of North Dakota ( UND) is a Public university in Grand Forks North Dakota, USA. The North Dakota Fighting Sioux is the name of the athletic teams of the University of North Dakota (UND which is located in the city of Grand Forks North Dakota

Mascot

The signature mascot is an anthropomorphized badger named Bucky who dons a sweater affixed with the UW-Madison athletic logo (currently the red "Motion W"). Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects Badger is the Common name for any animal of three subfamilies which belong to the family Mustelidae: the same Mammal family as the Bucky Badger is the official Mascot of the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison. Beginning in 1890, the university's first Bucky Badger was a live, temperamental and unruly badger who was quickly retired. Badger is the Common name for any animal of three subfamilies which belong to the family Mustelidae: the same Mammal family as the Although the nickname of the Wisconsin teams remained the "Badgers," it was not until Art Evans drew the early caricature version of Bucky in 1940 that today's recognizable image of Bucky was adopted. In 1949, a contest was held to name the mascot, but no consensus was reached after only a few entries were received. In reaction, the contest committee chose the name Buckingham U. Badger, or "Bucky," for short.

The team's nickname originates not from the state animal (also the badger), but from the state nickname. A state mammal is the official or representative Animal of a U This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. In the 1820s, many lead miners and their families lived in the mines in which they worked until adequate above-ground shelters were built and thus were compared to badgers. ^[48]

Student Life

Media

Student newspapers

UW-Madison is the only American university to have two competing daily student newspapers: The Daily Cardinal, founded in 1892 and The Badger Herald, founded in 1969. A student newspaper is a Newspaper run by Students of a University, High school, Middle school, or other school The Daily Cardinal is a Student newspaper located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Badger Herald is one of America 's first independent daily Student newspapers It serves the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison community Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In addition, students also produce the liberal Madison Observer, founded in 2003, and the conservative Mendota Beacon, founded in 2005. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The Mendota Beacon was a free privately funded biweekly (and later weekly published Newspaper in Madison Wisconsin between 2005 and 2006 or 2007 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Onion was founded in 1988 by two UW-Madison juniors, and was published in Madison before moving to New York City in 2001. For the vegetable see Onion. The Onion is an American " fake news " organization Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Campus radio

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus Radio Station is WSUM 91. WSUM (917 MHz FM) is a student radio station in Madison Wisconsin, affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 7 FM. ^[49] Historically, UW has been home to a collection of student run radio stations, a number of which stopped broadcasting after run-ins with the FCC. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The current radio station, WSUM, started out in 1997 in a webcast only format because of the prolonged battle to get a FCC license and construct a tower. WSUM (917 MHz FM) is a student radio station in Madison Wisconsin, affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology This lasted for five years until February 22, 2002, when the station finally started broadcasting over FM airwaves at 91. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 7 from its tower in Montrose, Wisconsin. Montrose is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1134 at the 2000 census The radio station currently has around 150 volunteer DJ's and 8 paid managers. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience All UW-Madison students as well as a limited number of community members are eligible to participate in running the station. They are trained over the course of a semester, after which they are required to produce an "air check tape" and submit a show proposal form. Though not all volunteers are guaranteed a show, the majority receive one. Unlike many other college radio stations, WSUM remains entirely free format, which means that the on-air personnel have the ability to showcases a large variety of music and talk programming at their discretion with very little limitations. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college WSUM (917 MHz FM) is a student radio station in Madison Wisconsin, affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There are very few radio stations that give their on-air personnel this freedom. Despite being one of the newest and most eclectic student radio stations in Wisconsin, WSUM has garnered many awards from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for their news and unique public service announcements. A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public

Moped use

Mopeds parked in designated moped parking spaces.

Due to their high mile per gallon rates and the spread-out layout of the campus, mopeds are a popular form of transportation among students. Mopeds are a class of low-powered (typically under 50 cc displacement) motorized vehicle generally two or three wheeled Madison has one of the highest number of registered mopeds per capita in the nation. ^[50] On campus, since 2006, mopeds riders are required to purchase parking permits^[51] and are required to park in designated moped parking areas or risk a ticket. ^[52]

"Party school" image

Wisconsin has recently held the distinction of being rated one of the nation's top "party school", according to the 2005 Princeton Review's annual survey and the number one "party school" according to the May 2006 issue of Playboy magazine. " Party school " is a term used to describe a college or university (usually in the United States that has a reputation for heavy alcohol and drug use or a general culture of licentiousness The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company " Party school " is a term used to describe a college or university (usually in the United States that has a reputation for heavy alcohol and drug use or a general culture of licentiousness Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy ^[53] In the 2006 Princeton Review's survey, Wisconsin dropped to fourth place, but was ranked first for the most beer. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea UW has long held a reputation for academics, political activism, and drinking; the last of these is easily understood when considering the state's traditionally high level of alcohol consumption in general. ^[54]

The festive mentality is most notably displayed with the annual Mifflin Street Block Party (which started in the 1960s as a counterculture event, is today a spring semester finals week kickoff) and the State Street Halloween Party. The Mifflin Street Block Party is an annual celebration held on Mifflin Street in Madison, Wisconsin on the first Saturday of May The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Both of these events are commonly attended by tens of thousands of partiers, including many who come from out-of-state to attend. Following a (non-political) riot that developed at the 1996 Mifflin Street Block Party, it was forcibly canceled by the city; since then, the city has permitted resumption of a Mifflin Street event.

Notable people

Main article: List of University of Wisconsin-Madison people

UW-Madison Alumni

Living alumni: 372,100

Addressable alumni: 343,319 (92%)

International alumni 14,550 (4%)

Alumni in Wisconsin: 132,949 (39%)

U. Notable alumni Nobel Laureates Herbert Spencer Gasser, BS 1910 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944 S. cities by alumni populations:

17 Nobel Prizes and 24 Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded to UW-Madison alumni or faculty.

References

See also

• Big Ten Conference
• Camp Randall Stadium – the Badgers' home stadium for football
• Kohl Center – the Badgers' home arena for basketball and hockey
• Undergraduate Projects Lab – organization associated with the Department of Computer Sciences that provides undergraduates the resources to pursue self-motivated research projects. Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Kohl Center opened in 1998 in Madison Wisconsin. It is the home of the UW-Madison men's and women's Basketball teams and An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Undergraduate Projects Laboratory ( UPL) is a Computer laboratory in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• University of Wisconsin (former)
• University of Wisconsin Law School – It is the only public law school in Wisconsin, located on the UW-Madison campus. The University of Wisconsin was a university system in the state of Wisconsin that existed from 1956 until 1971 The University of Wisconsin Law School is the professional school for the study of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison Wisconsin. A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
• University of Wisconsin Marching Band
• University of Wisconsin Forensics Team
• University of Wisconsin System
• UW-Madison Geology Museum – Museum located on UW campus
• UW Hybrid Vehicle Team – Hybrid Vehicle Team, one of a number of competitive engineering teams on campus. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum,, is an Arboretum operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and located at 1207 Seminole Highway Madison The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is the Marching band for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Forensics Team (also known as the UW-Madison Speech Team is a student-run nationally competitive Individual events (speech team located The UW-Madison Geology Museum (UWGM has the second highest attendance of any museum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, exceeded only by the Chazen Museum of Art The Team The Hybrid Vehicle Team consists mainly of undergraduate students from the University of Wisconsin who
• Western Collegiate Hockey Association – The Badgers' conference for ice hockey. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
• Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation – The W. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is the Nonprofit Technology transfer office of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A. R. F. is a significant source of research support, independent of government grants.
• Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship
• Wisconsin Badgers
• Wisconsin Badgers football
• Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
• Wisconsin Idea – The boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state. The Weinert Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is home to the entrepreneurship specialization in the School of Business The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Wisconsin Badgers are a College football program that represents University of Wisconsin-Madison in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I College basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Idea may refer to education policies or political philosophies developed in the American state of Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin Hoofers

External links

• Wisc.edu - official site
• UW Badgers.com - athletics - official site
• University of Wisconsin Digital Collections: Contains UW Collection, History of UW-Madison, Badger Yearbook information, Alumni Directory, Alumni Magazine, history of women at UW-Madison, images, cultural landscape of UW campus, The Badger Chemist, and art department catalogs. Wisconsin Hoofers of the Wisconsin Union ( Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs) is a group of clubs at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the Wisconsin Union
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives - online exhibits
• Wisconsin Electronic Reader - History of the University of Wisconsin.
• The William J. Meuer Photoart Collection The William J. Meuer Photoart Collection is an outstanding visual history of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its surrounding community. The collection was compiled by renowned local photographer William J. Meuer who with his brother, Roman, opened the Meuer Photoart House on State Street in 1916. Dating from 1888 to 1935, 25 large bound albums contain nearly 27,000 individual prints that document student life, athletics, greek houses, social events and other campus activities during the early 20th century.

• University of Wisconsin-Madison is at coordinates 43°04′30″N 89°25′02″W / 43.075000, -89.417222 (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Coordinates: 43°04′30″N 89°25′02″W / 43.075000, -89.417222 (University of Wisconsin-Madison)